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CASPIR contains documents, images and history of Canada's military aviation. The personnel and aircraft data has been compiled using data provided by trusted Canadian military aviation historians and original source documents. Where possible source documents are linked.
Research

CASPIR Resources

RCAF Accident Cards (1939-1945) JA Griffin Documents 1968 and 2005 Obtaining a World War II Service File

External Resources

RCAF.info: Research Resources RCAF.info: Finding Your Family Records

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

John Griffin was a significant historian, documenting Canada's Military aircraft.
Aircraft

Military Aircraft Associated with Canadians Choose a Specific Aircraft Serial

Lancaster FM213

CWHM flies one of the two airworthy Lancasters in the world. FM213 is usually marked as KB726 honouring Andrew Mynarski, VC.
Personnel

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Andrew Mynarski, VC

We Shall Remember Them.
History

Education & History
Start Here Glossary Canada and World War II Combatants & First Airmen Casualties Air Force Operations Battle of Britain Women in War War Artists Canada in Korean Air War 1950-1953

Blogs & Articles
CASPIR Overview First World War Neighbourhood - Dufferin & Dupont Canada's First Military Aeroplane 1917

"A" Able flying through the Eiffel Tower? (although this event likely happened, this photograph is likely fake.) It is signed by the late Bill Bryant RAF who was the navigator of that aircraft piloted by Bob Boorman RCAF. The caption reads "This Stars Stripes photograph was taken on 14 September 1944 and shows a Mosquito Mk XIII of 409 Squadron RCAF. Pilot - W/O Bob Boorman RCAF Navigator F/S Bill Bryant RAF Flying through the Eiffel Tower."
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Preston, Herbert (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-June-23

Male Head

Birth Date: 1921-November-24

Born:

Parents: Son of Charlie Clifford Preston and Ida May Preston, of Haworth Brow, Yorkshire, England.

Spouse:

Home:

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

33 ANS- Air Navigation School (RAF)

Base

Mount Hope, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

Service Numbers

1231022

Final Burial

Google Map

Saint Pauls Anglican Cemetery
RAF Plot Grave 7

33 ANS, Hamilton, Ontario.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Crew or Other Personnel

Anson 6767

Corporal Colin James Campbell RAF

Corporal Campbell, Colin James (RAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-June-23
Saint Pauls Anglican Cemetery, Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada

Sergeant Edward Alfred Doughty RAFVR

Sergeant Doughty, Edward Alfred (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-June-23
Saint Pauls Anglican Cemetery, Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada

Flight Lieutenant John Osman David Kellow RAF

Flight Lieutenant Kellow, John Osman David (RAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-June-23
Saint Pauls Anglican Cemetery, Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Herbert Preston RAFVR

Leading Aircraftman Preston, Herbert (RAFVR)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-June-23
Saint Pauls Anglican Cemetery, Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada

Leading Aircraftman James Watson RAF

Leading Aircraftman Watson, James (RAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1942-June-23
Saint Pauls Anglican Cemetery, Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada

Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6767

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-June-23. Anson I s/n 6767.

This accident involved 5 people. Campell CJ, Doughty EA, Kellow JOD, Preston H, Watson J

This accident had 5 fatalities. Sergeant Edward Alfred Doughty RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1333834 Anson 6767, Leading Aircraftman James Watson RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:642809 Anson 6767, Flight Lieutenant John Osman David Kellow RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:81689 Anson 6767, Corporal Colin James Campbell RAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:658273 Anson 6767, Leading Aircraftman Herbert Preston RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1231022 Anson 6767

Unit Desciption

33 ANS (33 Air Navigation School)

Nos. 1 & 2 Air Navigation Schools offered four-week courses in astronavigation and were the last step for Air Observers.

The RAF schools, Nos. 31, 32, and 33, provided the same training as Air Observer Schools.

NO33 ANS Mount Hope On

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Hamilton (Mount Hope) ON

Unvetted Source McMaster University - 33 ANS Hamilton ON

Project 44 BCATP

Unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

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